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There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Christmas Program (year 1) Christmas Program (year 1)
Date: 12/25/1971Call Number: RP 005 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Guests from the local Mexicano/Chicano community join Reflecciones for a holiday celebration with songs stories and poetry. [production problems, editing needed}
Christmas Program (year 1) Christmas Program (year 1)
Date: 12/25/1971Call Number: RP 005 R3Format: Reel 3Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Guests from the local Mexicano/Chicano community join Reflecciones for a holiday celebration with songs stories and poetry. [production problems, editing needed}
Confrontation With Dr Foster Confrontation With Dr Foster
Date: 1/21/1971Call Number: RP 007 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul, Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Students from Casa de la Raza march on the Berkeley School District headquarters and occupy the offices of Superintendent Dr. Foster. They demand better facilities
Readings of George Jackson Readings of George Jackson
Date: 9/14/1971Call Number: PM 089Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Readings of George JacksonCollection: George Jackson
Recorded snippets and sample readings of the readings of George Jackson (Read by Chris Graham). Views on Vietnam, U.S. Prisons, Love of People, Views of Life, Black Panthers, Extremism, Prison Experience. *Extreme slow-sound distortion at the end of the tape.
North Block - San Quentin North Block - San Quentin
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 095Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Grenada T.V.Collection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Sound Roll from San Quentin shoot - tour of North Block with prison official including narrative and sounds including prisoners in the honor block.
San Quentin Prison Sounds San Quentin Prison Sounds
Date: 9/6/1971Call Number: PM 098Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Grenada TVCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Sound Roll 10. Audio of San Quentin. . Sound of prisoners coming out of classroom, conversations about educational programs. Short conversation with lieutenant regarding a prisoner who was released due to insanity. Distant yelling, prisoners demanding showers. More ambient sound, cuts in and out. Wild sound from adjustment center: “We’re in here 23.5 hours a day” Same as CD 330
San Quentin Recordings (Part 1 of 2) San Quentin Recordings (Part 1 of 2)
Date: 9/14/1971Call Number: PM 099Format: 1/4 15 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Young white kid named Daniel relays an experience where he was almost mugged in Bermuda and the subsequent correspondence he has with George Jackson about the incident.
Black Panther Garage Class Recordings Black Panther Garage Class Recordings
Date: 9/8/1971Call Number: PM 101Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Camera Roll 17: Bobby Seale talking to kids in a garage class about George Jackson. Black Panther Party kids singing about George Jackson and other Black Panther Party songs.
San Quentin Recordings San Quentin Recordings
Date: 9/13/1971Call Number: PM 102Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Camera roll 27: (1)George Jackson talking about fascism; (2) Interview with unknown legal person about searches before/after visits. Pokes holes in State’s case about George Jackson trying to escape. History of San Quentin violence against inmates.
Interview with San Quentin official Interview with San Quentin official
Date: 9/7/1971Call Number: PM 105Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Interview with San Quentin official about the death of George Jackson and subsequent uprisings of prisoners; he discusses the need for more psychological programming and control of prisoners. Interview with Moe Camacho and Arnold Thompson, two CO's who were Chapter President of Correctional Officers at San Quentin and Soledad prisons. Who discuss the need for discipline and separation of potentially violent inmates, more isolation, heightened security. The level of anxiety has risen among guards because of various revolutionary groups organizing within and outside of prisons, the circulation political literature and propaganda, and recent actions taken by prisoners.